Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Russia, you would:

Health

be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 10.1 years longer

In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 33.3% more likely to be obese

In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 22.6% more money

Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.

be 12.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 6.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 50.0% more children

In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 62.2% more on education

Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.6% more on healthcare

Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 59.8% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.

New Zealand: At a glance

New Zealand (sometimes abbreviated NZ) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 264,537 sq km. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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